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Today: #58 in News, New Zealand on our combined chart.

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#45#56#66#77#87Chart rankOct 16Oct 18Oct 20Oct 22#58
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Oct 22#58#57#61
Oct 21#60#58#89
Oct 20#73#74#54
Oct 19#55#54#64
Oct 18#63#63#71
Oct 17#65#65#75
Oct 16#77#77#77

Latest episodes

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    Ben Parker and Michael Weiss dissect Steve Witkoff’s praise of Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian” and JD Vance’s defense of the Trump envoy, exposing the weakness and incompetence behind the administration’s Russia diplomacy. They examine…

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    How do democracies fall apart, and why do the people who could stop it so often look the other way? CNN’s Dana Bash joins Sarah Longwell to examine the elections that changed history, including the fatal miscalculation that helped bring…

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    Jonathan Cohn sits down with Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to discuss his admiration for Barack Obama, the shortcomings of the Obama presidency, and the lessons he hopes to carry into the Senate. El-Sayed explains why he…

  • Michael Weiss Goes Nuclear After Trump Says Russia Has Been “Fine” in Ukraine

    October 21, 2026 · 44 min

    Ready to be seen? Check that appointment off your to-do list with Zocdoc ✅: https://zocdoc.com/bulwarktakes #sponsored Donald Trump claims Russia has been “fine” in Ukraine, and Michael Weiss, who has witnessed Russian atrocities…

  • Sam Stein and Will Sommer React to the Most Disgusting Ad of 2026

    October 20, 2026 · 17 min

    Ready to be seen? Check that appointment off your to-do list with Zocdoc ✅: https://zocdoc.com/bulwarktakes #sponsored Sam Stein and Will Sommer break down the disgusting attack ad targeting Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee Amy Acton…

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    October 20, 2026 · 13 min

    Ready to be seen? Check that appointment off your to-do list with Zocdoc ✅: https://zocdoc.com/bulwarktakes #sponsored  Will Saletan gives his take on the growing panic inside House Republican leadership as bad polls, shrinking campaign…

  • Trump Goes on Shocking Racist Tirade at Rally | Morning Shots

    October 20, 2026 · 44 min

    Ready to be seen? Check that appointment off your to-do list with Zocdoc ✅: https://zocdoc.com/bulwarktakes #sponsored  Andrew Egger and Bill Kristol give their takes on Trump’s increasingly desperate push to save Republicans two weeks…

  • Trump Is Running His Administration Like a Male Beauty Pageant

    October 20, 2026 · 7 min

    Donald Trump can’t seem to stop talking about other men’s bodies, from Republican candidates’ jawlines to their backsides, even as his presidency faces mounting crises. Sam Stein joins Nicolle Wallace on MS NOW to discuss Trump’s bizarre…

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    October 19, 2026 · 20 min

    Sen. Andy Kim joins The Bulwark’s Jonathan Cohn to discuss the terrifying family health crisis that inspired his political career, Republicans’ attacks on healthcare, and his ambitious new proposal to guarantee health insurance for every…

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    October 19, 2026 · 44 min

    Sam Stein and Will Sommer break down the foreign money scandal involving Alina Habba’s new husband, Ric Grenell, and the Kennedy Center. They also examine the protests roiling Albania over Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump’s controversial…

  • Did Putin Have a Secret Campaign to Cripple American Spies? (w/ Michael Rey)

    October 19, 2026 · 51 min

    For years, American spies and diplomats have suffered mysterious, debilitating injuries. Was Russia secretly targeting them, and did the CIA cover it up? Former CIA officer Mark Polymeropoulos, whose career was ended by Havana Syndrome…

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    October 18, 2026 · 19 min

    Trump is lifting sanctions on Russian energy, his own energy secretary is contradicting his explanation, and Republicans are scrambling to defend the indefensible. Sam Stein and Will Saletan take on Trump’s latest gift to Putin, Elon…

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About the show

The news cycle doesn’t slow down, and neither does The Bulwark. Bulwark Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of the day from the entire Bulwark team, including Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, and Bill Kristol, and more.